Privet Cottage, Mill Road, Walpole Highway, Wisbech, PE14 7QL
About Privet Cottage
Privet Cottage is a detached house in Walpole Highway, Wisbech, Wisbech (PE14 7QL). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (123 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Privet Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Privet Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Privet Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
Privet Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£249,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE14 7QL: £245,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in PE14 7QL
Blue Haven, Mill Road, Walpole Highway, Wisbech, PE14 7QL
Sold Dec 2024
£145,000Cedars, Mill Road, Walpole Highway, Wisbech, PE14 7QL
Sold Sept 2024
£440,000Anvil Cottage, Mill Road, Walpole Highway, Wisbech, PE14 7QL
Sold Oct 2023
£245,000Fairview, Mill Road, Walpole Highway, Wisbech, PE14 7QL
Sold Nov 2022
£240,000Mulberry House, Mill Road, Walpole Highway, Wisbech, PE14 7QL
Sold Dec 2021
£255,000
Everything we know about Privet Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other Mill Road homes
Privet Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 149 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.9 km
Walpole Highway Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB